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New York Public Library Has Released Over 20,000 Maps as High-Resolution Downloads for Free
The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of the New York Public Library has released more than 20,000 maps as high-resolution downloads for free.…
Dreaming Camera Café, A South Korean Café That is Shaped Like a Rolleiflex Camera
Dreaming Camera Café is an adorable two-story coffee shop shaped like a Rolleiflex camera less than an hour from Seoul, Korea.
A PSA Parody Warning Against The Dangers of Binge Watching a Television Series
In this parody PSA (public service announcement) featuring Markiplier, Nacho Punch warns against the dangers of binge watching TV series such as Breaking Bad, The…
Greg Benson Confuses People at Disneyland by Crashing Their Cell Phone Conversations
Internet prankster Greg Benson of Mediocre Films recently confused people at Disneyland by crashing their cell phone conversations. Greg pulled off his prank by walking…
Eighty Amish People Pick Up and Move a House by Hand
In this remarkable demonstration of low tech teamwork, 80 or so Amish people pick up and move a house on to a foundation slab in…
Can You Genetically Enhance Yourself? by Vsauce3
In his latest video, Jake Roper (a.k.a. “Vsauce3“) sheds some light on whether or not we can genetically enhance ourselves. He even compares genetic mods…
Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine Volume 31
cover art by Fuco Ueda Volume 31 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has been announced and will feature beautiful artwork that was created…
‘Homestar Runner’ Returns on April Fools’ Day With First New Content Since 2010
The classic Flash-animated Internet series Homestar Runner from The Brothers Chaps updated today for the first time since 2010. The new animation, just in time…
The History of Pizza
In this yummy video, BuzzFeedYellow has documented the evoloution of pizza, noting that its origins go as far back as 500 B.C., that Margherita pizza…
Social Soul, A Project That Displays Users’ Twitter Streams on a 360-Degree Rig of Monitors and Mirrors
Social Soul is an “immersive digital experience” from experiential marketing agency MKG designed by artists Lauren McCarthy and Kyle McDonald that uploads users’ Twitter streams…